Virococha

It's not that simple. The last rigger to pack it is at a different drop zone from where I was jumping. In order to re-tack the hat to the pilot chute the reserve has to be popped open so you can work through the open bottom of the spring to put in new tack cord. You can't just do it while the reserve is still closed. And a rigger who is different from the one who last packed it would have to re-pack the entire reserve to certify it in his name. Riggers don't really want to give up jumping on a busy Saturday afternoon to repack a reserve. So, it was more than just a quick easy fix. The better solution is to go back to the other DZ where the last rigger works, and have him fix it. Since it's already his repack, he can pop the reserve pilot chute out, re-tack the hat, stow the cord, re-seat the pilot chute, and do all that without a complete repack. Making it more quick and simple, and cheaper. It also wasn't wise to just tuck it back in and go jump again. It came out once, and it could come out again. Having a main canopy deploy with a foot of loose line dangling back there in the same vicinity is a recipe for trouble. The root cause of the problem needed to be fixed, and that's one missing tack and one loose tack, side by side with each other, which allowed that length of cord to snake it's way out of there.

What the heck is going on here? See the photo. I came down from a jump, dropped my gear on the hanger floor, and when I started to pack I noticed this cord hanging out from under my reserve pilot chute. The rig is a Racer. There seems to be some loose and missing tack cord in one spot around the perimeter of the pilot chute hat, where it is attached to the top of the pilot chute spring. Yes, I will have my rigger fix it. No, I didn't jump any more that day. But I would like to get some opinions here of what this is, so that I can understand what's going on, and talk intelligently to my rigger about it. Thank you.

I'm with you there. I don't want just the little cup of coke and ice, where the cup is so full of ice that there's only about 3 ounces of coke in the cup. Give me the cup of ice AND a full can of coke. I'll pour it myself, thank you. For what I paid for an airline ticket, I don't think that's asking too much. If it is, let me know, and I'll bring my own can of coke on the plane. Oh, but the TSA probably wouldn't allow that, would they...

From a survey of flight attendents: 1. Clicking fingers to get your attention 2. Leaving seat at the end before the light goes off 3. Stuffing too many bags into overhead locker 4. Complaining there’s no space for their bag in the locker 5. Talking through the safety demo 6. Asking for more blankets/pillows 7. Stuffing rubbish in the seat pocket 8. Asking for a different meal 9. Ringing the attendant bell to complain about temperature 10. Asking for a specific brand of drink Source: http://www.skyscanner.net/news/perfectpassenger So, what would be the most annoying habits of skydiving aircraft passengers? My #1 would be: Farting

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Jacuzzi (7)

You're about to be run over by the guy backing up in that car - get the heck out of there!